con‧sul /ˈkɒns
əl $ ˈkɑːn-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: consulere; ⇒ consult]
a government official sent to live in a foreign city to help people from his or her own country who are living or staying there ⇒
ambassador:
the British Consul in Paris—consular /ˈkɒnsjələ, ˈkɒnsjʊlə $ ˈkɑːns
ələr/
adjective:
a consular official [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲